archivist

noun

ar·​chi·​vist ˈär-kə-vist How to pronounce archivist (audio)
-ˌkī-
Synonyms of archivistnext
: a person who has the job of collecting and storing the materials in an archive

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That meant the restorers had to take imperfect left sides of other inferior prints and digitally stitch them onto the Paramount print, a process that took several years and the efforts of dozens of archivists at multiple institutions. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 22 Apr. 2025 At least until an archivist took another look, setting off a yearslong project to identify and then reassemble the medieval manuscript, which someone in Tudor England had taken apart and used to help hold together a ledger. — Alan Yuhas, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025 These often-anonymous archivists are now facing the colossal task of connecting with one another to figure out just how much information has been saved and how to re-create a centralized network of websites where it can be easily accessed by the public again. — Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech, The Hill, 8 Feb. 2025 The first archivist, Robert D.W. Connor, took office that year with a mandate to organize, preserve and make accessible the nation’s records. — Elizabeth Call, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for archivist

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First Known Use

1753, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of archivist was in 1753

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archivist

noun
ar·​chi·​vist ˈär-kə-vəst How to pronounce archivist (audio)
-ˌkī-
: a person in charge of archives

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